They are trying to do two things at once: 1. Make the print edition more reader-friendly to people who do not currently read the print edition; and 2. Save money by combining sections.
The end result is they do not make anyone happy (says biased me, and yes for 5 years I did freelance concert reviews for Style until in January they cut a number of us in order to save bucks and they started putting most concert reviews online only and not in the newsprint).
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 22 October 2009 19:18 (fourteen years ago) link
The thing I found most offensive was "tabbed navigation." If I wanted tab navigation I would be reading the Web site you fucksticks.
― quincie, Thursday, 22 October 2009 19:26 (fourteen years ago) link
Does the physical paper now have hyperlinks you can put your finger on and be transported to the appropriate reference? If so, I'm all for it.
― I DIED, Thursday, 22 October 2009 23:29 (fourteen years ago) link
miss you guys!
― 69, Thursday, 22 October 2009 23:55 (fourteen years ago) link
Tut-tutting at work over colo(u)r pics on more and more pages.
― ljubljana, Friday, 23 October 2009 00:39 (fourteen years ago) link
Weekend section still contains some nice stuff, but the editor(who was/is in charge of the kids post page) seems to have dumbed down some pages. Plus less cd reviews doesn't make us music geeks happy. Plenty of sidebars to make it look like you're looking at a computer screen.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 23 October 2009 13:03 (fourteen years ago) link
Awww DC is just not the same without 69 and pretzel walrus. Come back and see us--we miss you!
― quincie, Friday, 23 October 2009 14:27 (fourteen years ago) link
http://tynancoffeeandtea.com/
cannot walk by this place without LOLing. TYNAN!
― what kind of money? obama money! (daria-g), Friday, 23 October 2009 17:15 (fourteen years ago) link
ill be in DC dec26-29? i bet zack will be, too. maybe we could hit the birreria or this BARLEY AND BIRCH place? what is that? theres a chill bar in SF called BOURBON AND BRANCH so i mean maybe thats the newest thing, B&Bs.
― 69, Friday, 23 October 2009 17:31 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.thedrinkshop.com/images/products/main/2137/2137.jpg
― W i l l, Friday, 23 October 2009 18:23 (fourteen years ago) link
what is this thing
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/25/fashion/25boite.html
“I’m allergic to rope lines,” joked one Congressional staffer. “Do you know who I work for?”
― what kind of money? obama money! (daria-g), Saturday, 24 October 2009 18:03 (fourteen years ago) link
GETTING IN: Reservations help, as does a West Wing hard pass.
DRESS CODE: “Casual sophistication” — suits with loosened ties, trendy dresses and BlackBerrys.
SIGNATURE DRINK: Dark and Stormy — rum and housemade ginger soda; $15
― curmudgeon, Monday, 26 October 2009 00:02 (fourteen years ago) link
$15 DARK AND STORMY WTF???
― quincie, Monday, 26 October 2009 13:12 (fourteen years ago) link
shouldn't "allergic to rope lines" imply you avoid such places altogether??
― W i l l, Monday, 26 October 2009 14:25 (fourteen years ago) link
The ballsy and hilarious move about the drink pricing is that ALL the cocktails are $15 - some of them are absolutely worth $15, but also the people ordering vodka cranberrys get charged $15.
Nice place to kick it at 3pm on a Wednesday, otherwise it's just doucheville... WITH A VIEW. And, despite the press, having a nicer hotel there has not actually made the view any better than when it was Hotel Washington.
― I DIED, Tuesday, 27 October 2009 05:03 (fourteen years ago) link
Are there any coffee places in DC like Tryst, other than Tryst? Busboys and Poets is ok but kind of loud and really try-hard.
― ljubljana, Thursday, 29 October 2009 00:13 (fourteen years ago) link
so for REALZ does anyone have a suggestion for, say, Sun or Mon night the week of THANKSGIVING when my lovely wife and I will be all up in yr grill?
― ADVANCED CHORD CHANGES (HI DERE), Thursday, 29 October 2009 00:28 (fourteen years ago) link
(xpost) for coffeeshops, check out Big Bear Cafe, Mid City Caffe, or Chinatown Coffee Co.
― I DIED, Thursday, 29 October 2009 01:03 (fourteen years ago) link
HI DERE are talking FAP? We got places. Where are you staying?
― I DIED, Thursday, 29 October 2009 01:04 (fourteen years ago) link
are we talking Sun-Mon before Tgiving? if so we are around, would totally do a HI DERE-themed FAP
― Mr. Que, Thursday, 29 October 2009 01:07 (fourteen years ago) link
re coffeeshops, I second Big Bear, and the above-mocked Tynan may be like a smaller lower-key Tryst (haven't had a chance to try it yet)
― W i l l, Thursday, 29 October 2009 12:06 (fourteen years ago) link
Yeah Sun-Mon before or after Tday? Let us not forget to summon BOT and Kitties for HI DERE FAP.
― quincie, Thursday, 29 October 2009 12:49 (fourteen years ago) link
Before! And not sure where we're staying yet but it's like to be L'Enfant Plaza or someplace else downtown
― ADVANCED CHORD CHANGES (HI DERE), Thursday, 29 October 2009 13:16 (fourteen years ago) link
oh for coffeehouses also Sidamo and Sova.
― I DIED, Thursday, 29 October 2009 15:30 (fourteen years ago) link
may finally be trying thai x-ing tonight. hope it's as good as people say!
― W i l l, Friday, 30 October 2009 18:58 (fourteen years ago) link
Anyone interested in ethiopian on Wednesday night in the U-ish area?
― quincie, Monday, 2 November 2009 20:32 (fourteen years ago) link
I mean, I WILL eat all these kitfo by myself, but really a cuisine best enjoyed with a posse.
― quincie, Monday, 2 November 2009 20:33 (fourteen years ago) link
i could go for that!
― what kind of money? obama money! (daria-g), Monday, 2 November 2009 21:16 (fourteen years ago) link
Great! I get out of the clinic at 7:30. Suggestions for restaurant? I always like Dukem and the place beside Dukem that isn't Dukem.
― quincie, Monday, 2 November 2009 21:28 (fourteen years ago) link
can I be a wet blanket and point out that in this age of swine flu epidemics, going for cuisine that usually involves a whole bunch of ppl eating off of the same gigantic plate may not be a good idea
― The Dance at the Crossroads (HI DERE), Monday, 2 November 2009 21:30 (fourteen years ago) link
no, you can't
― quincie, Monday, 2 November 2009 21:31 (fourteen years ago) link
It's OK we'll have a certified virologist there to supervise.
ate etete fri night with minimal viral infections iirc
― W i l l, Monday, 2 November 2009 21:39 (fourteen years ago) link
that raw beef dish even
― W i l l, Monday, 2 November 2009 21:40 (fourteen years ago) link
See? Berebere clearly has antimicrobial qualities.
― quincie, Monday, 2 November 2009 21:40 (fourteen years ago) link
It’s come to this: The Washington Post Style section, for years known as “the sandbox” because it was a playground for sometimes immature writers, has turned into a boxing ring because one of the editors was revolted by a story that came across his desk on deadline.
― W i l l, Monday, 2 November 2009 21:51 (fourteen years ago) link
oh dear god in heaven
― quincie, Monday, 2 November 2009 22:15 (fourteen years ago) link
that feature did suck, however
I have a Wednesday evening meeting right across from Dukem, in fact. Trying to nail down a time but I'm always up for Ethiopian.
― I DIED, Monday, 2 November 2009 22:45 (fourteen years ago) link
okay in truth I'm just jealous that you guys are having Ethiopian
t;_;t
― The Dance at the Crossroads (HI DERE), Monday, 2 November 2009 22:46 (fourteen years ago) link
probably can't make it but may be able to, will know on the day.
― ljubljana, Tuesday, 3 November 2009 01:48 (fourteen years ago) link
so we're going to stay here:
http://www.affinia.com/Washington-DC-Hotel.aspx?name=Liaison-Capitol-Hill&page=Services-Amenities
thanking u, Priceline!
― The Dance at the Crossroads (HI DERE), Tuesday, 3 November 2009 01:53 (fourteen years ago) link
Alright ppl I will be at Dukem tomorrow (Wed) at 7:45 be there or be without injera.
― quincie, Tuesday, 3 November 2009 14:15 (fourteen years ago) link
can't make it but raise a glass of taj for me
― W i l l, Tuesday, 3 November 2009 16:55 (fourteen years ago) link
or tej
― W i l l, Tuesday, 3 November 2009 16:56 (fourteen years ago) link
likewise
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 3 November 2009 17:45 (fourteen years ago) link
I can't either and I don't know what taj or tej are. Yet.
― ljubljana, Wednesday, 4 November 2009 00:48 (fourteen years ago) link
Tej is ethiopian honey wine and it is... sometimes not bad if you're in the right frame of mind.
Kitfo... wat... mitmita... injera... sambusa... gored gored... awaze... these are all things that it is very important to research.
Goddamit now I wanna go out and get ethiopian food tonight.
― I DIED, Wednesday, 4 November 2009 01:08 (fourteen years ago) link
By the way, the new cheesesteak place just south of 14th & U is legit!
― I DIED, Wednesday, 4 November 2009 01:09 (fourteen years ago) link
I've only had one Ethiopian meal and I know I had some of those things and one of them was injera. It tasted like carpet underlay, but I'm putting that down to picking the wrong restaurant.
― ljubljana, Wednesday, 4 November 2009 01:12 (fourteen years ago) link